Ronan Deegan Reacts After Winning His Cage Warriors Debut | CW 210 Post-Fight Interview

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Ronan Deegan speaks to us after making a successful Cage Warriors debut with a submission victory over Billy Sutherland at Cage Warriors 210 in Dublin. Deegan remained undefeated with an impressive third-round finish, submitting Sutherland with an arm-triangle choke at 3:26 of…

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Go, go, go, go. >> [music] >> What's your name? What's your >> Uh Charlie, Charlie. >> Oh, yeah, it's Charlie. >> Yes. >> Threw me off. The haircut looks fresh. >> Thanks. Yeah, it usually looks like >> Come back. Confidential. >> Yes, yes, yes. Yeah. >> Thanks for remembering. Thanks. >> No worries, no worries. Good interview. >> Um yeah, I uh look, Ronan. >> Yeah. >> Congratulations, man. Um Just just give me give me the highlights for for you of the fight. Like what what stands out most to you as you're thinking back on it now? >> Honestly, um if I'm being fully honest, one of the biggest things and this is the way, you know, I've been a hard critic, but there's a moment in the second round where Kieran was like to me and he never says it. He said, "Ronan, I need you to listen to me." And he never says that and for me it was like I was getting a little bit caught in the headlights, I'm going to be dead honest. So, that was a huge thing that I'm glad because that nearly brought me back. I'm like, "You need to hop on, [ __ ] and like get listening to the coach." Um no, like I thought I hurt him with a body shot in the second round and he's kind of weird. He arches, like it's not obviously great form, but he arches down like this and I was like, "Is he arching cuz he's hurt or is he about to wait and decoy me in and like kind of, you know, land a big overhand?" So, I remember just using my teeth to kind of touch the body while not rushing too much. So, I'm kind of happy with them decisions technically. Um he would not expose his back to me. That uh we'll call him son of a gun cuz I don't want to curse. Um no, he would not expose his back. I think he knew that I was going for it. Every time I got a head and arm, I was trying to encourage him to roll, but he was going back the other way and it was just I didn't want to burn my arms out. Uh what else stood out? Um felt like I did a decent job slowing him down at the start cuz he was coming fast and he would not respect my range and I needed to get him to ease into a fight. I seen it with some of the other fighters, they didn't know how to slow pace down, you know what I mean? I'm pretty sure I'm really happy that like I'm four and 0 going into the cage and I'm five and 0. I feel like the the groundwork I laid at amateur and the pro fights that I've had before this have built me towards this, you know what I mean? Um I just uh I'm just kind of happy with my IQ, even though there's some stuff to work on work on. I'm not going to be too hard. I'm just I got the job done. I said in the previous interview, I actually have a MCL tear, grade two, grade three, or something. And it really bothered my camp this time, but I was just determined to get in here and get the fight. >> This is a lot that you didn't pull out. You kept >> I was I had one physio that was really encouraging to pull out. And I I think I did an interview with you before, but I had an injury before that kind of sidelined me. And I really I really had to face some demons coming up to this. I'm not going to lie because I was terrified that I could make it worse and then be sidelined. And you know, I struggled with identity crisis before with as an athlete. Being [clears throat] sidelined. Yeah, I know. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I'm just constantly working on that. And you just it's just something that I really had to tow the line of you know, sometimes the greater the risk, the greater the reward. And this is one of those scenarios. I was just [ __ ] determined to get in here and get that win. So, I'm proud of myself for that. >> Speak Speak to me briefly on this identity crisis cuz like someone like me like I I I I constantly feel like I have impostor syndrome. Like I don't I don't feel like I even belong here, you know? So, like I'm I'm constantly going through this like you know, so like how how how do you like to be a professional athlete, to make a living off of being an athlete, period, is such a It's like it's it's it's like it's 1% Yeah, it's like 1% of 1% you know, kind of you know, people actually get to do this. You know, so like explain to me like your your little you know, identity crisis that you have. >> So, this is it This is it pretty much. It's like when I commit to this, I'm not just saying this cuz this is what I'm expected to say. If you know me, I give it all. I do I I I do all the nutrition [ __ ] I do all of the training. I do it all. And I commit. And I can't to me is like, you know, it's grueling and like when I can't train, when I got injured before I was like at the time I kind of lost two back-to-back and I didn't realize the injury I had, how bad it was, but it made me step back and I was number one in Ireland and England before them two fights and I kind of just had to I was sidelined for 2 years, didn't know if I could return to the sport. And [clears throat] in that time I kind of had to learn that lesson, as cringey as it sounds, I'm more than just a fighter. I like if I couldn't fight again today, [ __ ] it. I've gave my all to the sport and that's all it is, you know? And I know that for myself up here and nobody can tell me different. And I hear a lot of fighters talk [ __ ] I really mean it when I say that. Like when I step into the cage, nearly even if I am nervous, I know truthfully deep down that there's nothing more I could have gave. And that's in this camp as well, even though I couldn't train properly, I did absolutely everything I could to get me here. Um so it's a fine balance because at some stage you're nearly doing at for your heart and your person your heart and your body, you're doing all these things that mightn't be good for you, but because you're so obsessed with this outcome of so obsessed with this identity of chasing greatness that it's a fine edge, you know? Sometimes it's not always healthy. It's not always good for you. It can sometimes be a self-destructive process, but [ __ ] it. I'm going to be great at this, so I'm going to give it all I got, you know? And um you watch great athletes like, you know, Michael Jordan and stuff like that, Tiger Woods. It's it's, you know, it's not always hand-in-hand health and sports, you know what I mean? And only the real ones know that. People see a six-pack and they think that person's healthy. You haven't a [ __ ] clue. I'm going to war every Monday, you know what I mean? I'm doing everything I can. And I say that, but I absolutely love it as well. And that this isn't fake, it's just who I am, so yeah. I hope people like this cuz this is just This is what I bring. I don't give a [ __ ] I just I don't know what else to say. I'm not, you know, I'm not like that. I'm not from Dublin. I'm just a typical blogger, but I come from a good family. I don't get like, you know, I I I you know, I just love this sport. I love competition. I I really mean it. I feel like I was built for this. >> Oh, yeah. Look, I won't take too much more time. I know you just ran the gamut in here. So, look, I appreciate it. >> Thanks for being on. I appreciate you having me on. >> I I I appreciate it and I look forward to seeing you fight again. >> Let's go again, [music] yeah? Same time next year. >> Yes. >> [laughter] >> Yeah, yeah. >> [music]